Liquid keceiving and conveying device



Sept. 1, 1925.

J. H. LOWDEN LIQUID RECEIVING AND CONVEYING DEVICE 14, 1923 2Sheets-Sheet L Filed Aug.

JOSEPH H.LOWDEN INVENTOR.

A TTORNE Y.

Sept. 1, 1925.

J. H. LOWDEN LIQUID RECEIVING AND CONVEYING DEVICE 2 Shoots-Sheet 2Filed Aug. 14 1923 JOSEPH H.LOWOEN INVENTORv 'A TTORNEYS.

Patented Sept. 1, 1925.

UNITED STATES .rosnrn H. Lownnu, or ELYRIA, OHIO.

LIQUID RECEIVING AND CONVEYING DEVICE.

' Application filed Aug'ust 14, 1923. Serial No. 657,462.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH H. LowDnN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Elyria, in the county of Lorain and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Liquid Receiving andConveying Devices, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to liquid receiving and conveying devices, andparticularly to such a device for use in garages, or at filling stationsand similar places, for catching oil as it is drained from the engine ofan automobile.

The objects of this invention include the construction of a devicecapable of being moved at will in a horizontal plane to the desiredposition under a liquid discharging receptacle, as the engine of anautomobile,

and which is adjustable vertically to be maintained the desired distancefrom the receptacle.

Other objects will appear and be pointed out in the followingspecification, in which a device constructed in accordance with'myinvention is disclosed.

In the drawings attached to and forming a part of this specification, I

Fig.1 is a top plan View of my invention as applied to an oilingplatform for an automobile Fig. 2 is a side elevation, partially insection, taken on line A-A of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view similar to that of Fig. 2 illustrating thecontainer in raised vertical adjustment;

Fig. 1- is a side elevation of the device (le-' tached from the tracks.In the drawings, a movable frame is com posed of angle iron side members2 having the flange portions extending upwardly, and angle iron ends orcross members 3 with the flanges extending downwardly. To the dependingflanges of member 3 are secured wheels 4 adapted to seat onsubstantially parallel tracks or runways 5 upon which the frame 1 maythus be moved. Tracks 5 are supported by brackets 6 which hook over thetop of, or are otherwise suitably secured to members 7 comprising a partof an oiling platform such as is commonly employed. at filling stations.

It will of course be obvious that instead of securing brackets 7 to thedraining platform as illustrated in Fig. 2 they might equally well beelongated sufliciently to extend to and be supported by a superstructureabove the top of an automobile. Side members 2 and end members 3 offrame 1 are preferably braced at the corners as by plates 9 (Fig. 1) sothat the frame is strong, rigid and not easily distorted in use. 1

Mounted upon the frame 1 to move lengthwise thereof is a carriagecomprising angle iron side members 10, each having the flange turneddownwardly and each carrying in the flange one or more wheels 11 adaptedto support the carriage movably on side members 2 of the frame. Theseside members 10 are secured together at the ends by a plate 12which-extends thereacross and projects beyond one side thereof at 13.The projecting portion of the plate is provided with openings 14 ofvarious sizes in which the operator can hang. tools, "such as wrenches.The plate 12 is also provided with an opening 15, which is preferablyannular in shapeto receive a liquid receiving vessel or'bucket 16, whichis supported upon the plate by a flange 17 extending outwardly from thetop thereof. Suitable handles 18 are secured to the top of the vessel bymeans of which item be, lifted into or out of the opening in theplatform. A screen 19 passing into the vessel, and becoming lost whenthe drained oil is emptiedfrom the vessel.

A bracket 20 extends beneath, and parallel with, the bottom of thevessel 16, and is secured to the spaced frame members 10 by upwardlyextending arms 21. A rod 22 extends through an opening in the bracket 20and is arranged to slide vertically therethrough. A vessel engagingmember 23 is secured to the upper end of the rod, and a lever 24 ispivoted to the lower end of the rod for moving the supporting member upand down. .One of the arms 21 has outwardly extending flanges 25, and aratchet member comprising bars, 26 having a toothed bar 27 securedtherebetween, projects downwardly from and is secured between saidflanges. The operating lever24= is pivoted at 28 to the lower end of theratchet member,

and a pawl 29 is pivoted thereon toengage.

with the teeth 30. Suitable means,- such as a pivoted spring pressedhand grip 31 having a connecting member 32 pivoted theretov and to sfaidpawi, provided it inaintaih the lever and the vessel support in desiredvertical elevation relative to its supporting plate when in engagementIt will be observed that my improved device is capable of use indraining pas or with draining platforms such asare noyv in common use ingarages and filling stations and elsewhere and thatit is adapted for usewith any type or size of automobile since the ,movable frame 1 and thecarriage 2 can .be brought beneath any desired portion oi, theautomobile so as to catch liquid or oil drained ,fro any part thereof.The frame 1 is adapted to move in directions at right angles to that inwhich the carriage mounted thereon ,is moved, vand hence any desiredlocation of the vessel 18 can be obtained. l A

In operation it is only necessary to move the frame 1 along, rail 5until it is beneath the discharge outlet as. theauto-mobile or othermechanism containing liquid to be discharged. and then by suitablemovement of the carriage .to; locate the vessel 18 exactly beneath theliquid outlet. When the vessel 18 has been located beneaththe liquid Oute 9 befo t a be n le e l sired, by pressing down upon the outer end 0f.th ha dl the d 22 i m v p,- ward and the member 23 will engage and movethe vessel vertically tothe desired lieightjn which position it issecured by the spring pressed pawl and ratchet mechanisn M When it isdesired to lower the vessel the hand grip is pressed toward thehandle torelease the pawl, whereupon the, outer end of; tlie lever. can beraisedto lower the vessel. After the liquid has been drained into thevessel.1 6,'the vesselmay belifted from its mounting by the handles 18and emptied of it's contents. This vertical adjustment permits thevessel to be adjusted in close proximity to the receptacle which isbeing drained, which relation is desirable to prevent splashing, and toinsure that all of the liquid, while draining, will be caught by e. vessl i i r,

It will be evidentfrom the foregoing description and drawing that mydevice can be readily and cheaply constructed since practically allofthe parts are standard stock material. l heangle irons 2, 3 and 10 aswell as tra clrsgf) are standard equip- Inent, B rack ets '6, platelaland hangers i3 maybe quickly formed of flat metal or easily castdesired. The wheels a and 11 are of ,course "standard equipment and thevessel 16 is eitther a standard stock article or and easi y ro r dHaving thus described one form of my invention, what I'desire to secureby Letters Patent is defined in what is claimed, it being uh d ei st'oodthat various 'cl'ianges or alterationsin the exact form of the dev'ceshown not "amounting 'to invention are included in my invention, thescope of which is set forth in what is claimed.

What is claimed is:

1. In a device of the class described, in combination, substantiallyparallel runways forming a track, a frame having wheels adapted toengage said tracks, a carriage movably mounted on said frame to run atsubstantially right angles to said track, a liquid receiving receptaclemounted on said carriage, and adjustable mechanism for maintaining saidreceptacle. in any one of a plurality of vertical positions relative tosaid carriage,

2.,In a device of the class described, in combination, a movablecarriage, a liquid receiving receptacle mounted with said carriage,mechanism for raising and lower if;

said receptacle relative to said carriage, an

means for securing said mechanism in a po sitionto maintain saidreceptacle in desired vertical position. I

In a device of the character described, I l

in combination, a movable carriage, 1. receiving receptacle mounted insaid carriage, a brac et secured to said carriage extending beneath saidreceptacle, :1 l means mounted in said bracket to support saidreceptacle in anyone of a plurality of vertical positions. 1

4. In a device of the character described in combination, amovablecarriage, a in 7 receiving receptacle extending throng opening in saidcarriage, a receptacle sup porting member mounted with said carriagebeneath saidreceptacle, and a lever pivotally carried. by said carriagefor moving said supporting member vertically to engage and maintain saidreceptacle in any one of a plurality of vertical relations relative tosaid carriage.

5. In a device of the character described, in combination, a movablecarriage, a liquid receiving receptacle extending through an opening insaid carriage, a recep'tacle supporting member mounted with saidcarriage beneath said receptacle, and a lever pivotally carried saidcarriage for mov ng said supporting member vertically to en ga'g e'andmaintain said receptacle in a plurality of vertical relations relativeto said carriage, and pawl and ratchet mccl'ianism cooperatingwith saidlever to secure said supporting member in desired vertical position. H

In testimony whereof I hereuntoaiiii; my signature this 9 day, ofAugust, 1923.

JOSE-PH H. LQ W PIX.

